Antidiabetic activity of alcoholic extract of neem (Azadirachta indica) root bark

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-146

  Patil, Prabhakar ^a   Patil, Sudha ^a   Mane, Abhay ^a   Verma, Sushilkumar ^b  

^a Navodaya Medical College ^*  (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antihyperglycemic; Hypoglycemic; Neem root bark

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84950170930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2013.3.134-138     Document Type: Article

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